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package org.apache.hop.ui.core.widget.text;

import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/** Created by bmorrise on 9/15/17. */
public abstract class FormatRule {

  protected String pattern;

  abstract Format execute(String value);

  public FormatRule(String pattern) {
    this.pattern = pattern;
  }

  protected Matcher parse(String value) {
    Pattern p = Pattern.compile(pattern);
    return p.matcher(value);
  }
}
